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ltom collfotolo to New otk, ftom tbe stteets lo letqosoo to tbose lo tbe sootb

slJe of cblcoqo, pollce btotollty cootlooes oooboteJ oll octoss tbe uolteJ 5totes
becoose of btozeo lmpoolty - becoose lo tbls cooottys looq blstoty of obose ooJ
vloleoce by tbose obllqoteJ to tespect ooJ opbolJ tbe bomoo tlqbts of oot
commooltles, tbete ls stlll llttle occoootoblllty. 1bete most be cbooqe, ot else we
wlll eosote tbot tbete wlll be mote vlctlms of oooecessoty ooJ excesslve ose of
fotce by pollce. 1bete most be jostlce. - SLeven W. Pawklns, AmnesLy lnLernaLlonal uSA

II CU AkL S1CLD 8 CLICL. kNCW CUk kIGn1S!!
CUk kIGn1S
- uon'L run or argue, even lf Lhe pollce are vlolaLlng your rlghLs.
- Ask lf you are free Lo leave. lf you're under arresL, you have a rlghL Lo know why. lf you are noL
under arresL, you have Lhe rlghL Lo calmly leave.
- ?ou have Lhe rlghL Lo 8LMAln SlLLn1. lf you wlsh Lo exerclse LhaL rlghL, say so ouL loud.
- ?ou can refuse consenL for a search of yourself, your car or your home. Cfflcers may paL down"
your cloLhlng lf Lhey suspecL a weapon.
- ?ou have Lhe rlghL Lo a lawyer lf you are arresLed. Ask for one lmmedlaLely.
- 8egardless of your lmmlgraLlon or clLlzenshlp sLaLus, you have consLlLuLlonal rlghLs.
CUk kLSCNSI8ILI1
- uo sLay calm and be pollLe. (1hls ls dlfflculL, buL could make all Lhe dlfference)
- uo noL lnLerfere wlLh or obsLrucL Lhe pollce.
- uo noL lle or glve false documenLs.
- uo prepare yourself and your famlly ln case you are arresLed.
- uo remember Lhe deLalls of Lhe encounLer.
- uo flle a wrlLLen complalnL or call your local ACLu lf you feel your rlghLs have been vlolaLed.
Learn more: Amer|can C|v|| L|bert|es Un|on (www.ac|u.org]kyr-po||ce)



Who am I?
Cne man. An arLlsL. 1rylng ln my small way Lo make an lmpacL on whaL l percelve as Lhe Clvll 8lghLs
MovemenL of my generaLlon. l Lhlnk Lhe flrsL sLeps ln recLlfylng whaL so many of us are angry and
frusLraLed abouL ln regards Lo excesslve pollce for, parLlcularly agalnsL people of color, ls calllng for
Lransparency and accounLablllLy from law enforcemenL. We also need Lo empower ourselves by
knCWlnC and LxL8ClSlnC our ConsLlLuLlonal 8lghLs and demandlng LhaL Lhe courLs upload Lhese laws
ln clrcumsLances LhaL make lL Lo Lrlal. We each have a parL ln Lhls movemenL and we should do all LhaL
we can Lo conLrlbuLe, no maLLer how greaL or small.
ressure your local and sLaLe level governmenL Lo perform prompL, Lhorough, lmparLlal and
lndependenL lnvesLlgaLlons when pollce force resulLs ln ln[ury or deaLh. 8equlre LhaL offlcers responslble
for abuses are adequaLely dlsclpllned and, when necessary, prosecuLed Lo Lhe fullesL exLenL of Lhe law.
uemand LhaL pollce deparLmenLs be requlred Lo conducL mandaLory reLralnlng of when Lo use force-
especlally deadly force.
1PL8L CAn 8L nC AM8lCul1? AS 1C WPLn An ClllCL8 lS ALLCWLu 1C 1AkL A LllL.
1here ls no easy remedy for race relaLlons ln any parL of Amerlcan llfe. Powever, Lhere ls a sure flre way
Lo reduce vlolenL law enforcemenL lnLeracLlons whlle bulldlng LrusL ln cops: 8LCu8L ALL ClllCL8S 1C
WLA8 CAML8AS and Lo record ALL lnLeracLlons wlLh clLlzens.
Lnough ls enough.
uon'L leL Lhe medla desenslLlze or cloud your vlew of Lhe magnlLude of Lhese occurrences. uon'L leL
Lhem palnL Lhese, mosL Llmes, lnnocenL men and women of color as Lhugs, gang members, drug users,
or LhreaLs Lo socleLy. Medla llLeracy: ay aLLenLlon as Leen" becomes man," communlLy" becomes
mob" and murder" becomes alleged shooLlng." CALL uS 8? Cu8S nAMLS!!!
I am racially charged. Not because I want to be but because I HAVE to be. I am racially
charged because in certain instances that hyper awareness might ensure that I make it home to
my family alive at the end of the day. I am racially charged because I am not afforded the luxury
to wander through life with my head in the (non-existent) "post racial America" clouds. I "SEE
color" because MY COLOR IS SEEN and dismissed and devalued and implicated as a threat
everywhere I go. I am racially charged. And if my speaking out about it, my calling attention to it
makes you uncomfortable then I implore you to do something to eradicate the ugliness I see
every day in the world. Keith Wallace
Mlchael 8rown. 1rayvon MarLln. Cscar CranL. klmanl Cray. kendrec Mcuade. 1lmoLhy 8ussell. Lrvln
!efferson. aLrlck uorlsmond. Amadou ulallo. Sean 8ell. Lrlc Carner. Cusmane Zongo. 1lmoLhy
SLansbury, !r. Crlando 8arlow. Aaron Campbell. vlcLor SLeen. Shawn Lugene WashlngLon. Alonzo Ashley.
Wendell Allen. 8onald Madlson. !ames 8rlsseLLe. 1ravares McClll. 8amarley Craham. Lzell lord. Armand
8enneLL. !ohn Crawford.
CALL US 8 CUk NAMLS!!!

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